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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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